[SGVLUG] Nearest venue application? google maps, yahoo maps api

[sean at seanodonnell.com]

Freshmeat has a few apps that utilize the googlemaps API...
http://freshmeat.net/search/?q=google+maps&section=projects&Go.x=17&Go.y=12

PHoogleMaps might be something you're looking for, assuming you're comfortable
with PHP Programming. http://freshmeat.net/projects/phooglemaps/

SOA and (even though I hate the term) AJAX are very handy for simple web
applications, and monsterous enterprise applications, when used properly.

I'm currently working on a project to consolidate 2 rather large 
enterprise web
applications, into 1 centralized web interface, while both systems run
independent of eachother.

The (legacy) system that I am in charge of, was developed using
Linux/Apache/Oracle/Perl/PHP, and the other ('enhanced') system was developed
using Windows/IIS/SQL Server/ASP.NET.

In the back-end, both systems share/replicate certain data, but not all 
data is
shared/replicated between the two.

Since I refuse to touch microsoft programming technologies (<%= "I'm Easily
Blinded by ugly VB-Style Code, and I loathe C#!!" %>), and nobody else @ my
work really understands PHP/*nix, much less the differences and/or 
similarities
between the 2 environments, it's my job to 'bridge the gap'.

Thanks to SOA, it's actually possible *with a LOT less hassle*. =)

Sean O'Donnell
South Pasadena, CA
sean at seanodonnell.com
http://seanodonnell.com

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Quoting matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com>:

>
> Hi!
>
> Ok - I've been thinking about this one for
> a LONG time. I wrote dealer locate code
> at my last programming/software engineering
> job .. back in the early days of the internet.
>
> NOW - it looks like I can do this without
> paying $$$ for the data thanks to SOA
> and google/yahoo with available APIs to
> interface to their maps.
>
> I found a website which has a list of
> websites which do this..
> http://www.programmableweb.com/
>
> Here is one I liked..
> www.drinkdeal.com
>
> tho, I'm not certain if I want to use .asp
> (prefer not to.. )
>
> Question:
> Anyone play with these yet?
> Any recommendations?
> (ideally looking for something easy to
> setup - opensourced base is desired.)
>
> thanks
> matti
>
>
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